Don Surber On Iraq War Success And Politics
Don Surber sums it up very nicely:[...] Exactly. Steingart gets it. Reid, Pelosi and Obama do not. They are guided by political expediency. History guides Bush.
And the beats goes on...
Steingart is hardly a fan of the president. But Germans tend to have this far-left pacifism.
Fortunately, the Germans no longer have far-left leadership. Nor do the French.
In my column this week, I concluded, "As they shop for a presidential candidate, Republicans are looking for the next Reagan, a fellow who suffered a great dip in popularity early in his first term. I suggest they may be better off looking for the next George Walker Bush."
The Iraq war is far from over. But if the next 12 months see a reduction in deaths the way the last 2 months have, then Americans will accept Iraq as a victory.
That pretty much eliminates an Obama or Edwards presidency, and maybe even a Hillary one. [...]
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